Accessing your Amazon Web Services account - Amazon Account Management
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Accessing your Amazon Web Services account

You can access your Amazon Web Services account in any of the following ways:

Amazon Web Services Management Console

The Amazon Web Services Management Console is a browser-based interface that you can use to manage your Amazon Web Services account settings and your Amazon resources.

Amazon Command Line Tools

With the Amazon command line tools, you can issue commands at your system's command line to perform Amazon Web Services account and Amazon tasks. Working with the command line can be faster and more convenient than using the console. The command line tools also are useful if you want to build scripts that perform Amazon tasks. Amazon provides two sets of command line tools:

Amazon SDKs

The Amazon SDKs consist of libraries and sample code for various programming languages and platforms (for example, Java, Python, Ruby, .NET, iOS, and Android). The SDKs take care of tasks such as cryptographically signing requests, managing errors, and retrying requests automatically. For more information about the Amazon SDKs, including how to download and install them, see Tools for Amazon Web Services.

Amazon Account Management HTTPS Query API

The Amazon Account Management HTTPS Query API gives you programmatic access to your Amazon Web Services account and Amazon. The HTTPS Query API lets you issue HTTPS requests directly to the service. When you use the HTTPS API, you must include code to digitally sign requests using your credentials. For more information, see Calling the API by making HTTP Query requests.